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Building Regulation Guides
The building regulations that legally apply to your home improvement plans can be complex - the following guides will help make it easier.
Choose one of the links from the following table to download the Building Regulation Guide you need. For a full listing of the Building Regulations themselves, see Building Regulations & Planning Permission.
Building Regulation Guides
| File Size | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Building Regulations Explanatory Booklet | 1.16 MB | A full overview on the legal Building Regulations in England & Wales (relevant to anyone planning to carry out building projects). |
| Party Wall etc. ACT 1196_Booklet | 1.09 MB | Explanation on how the Part Wall Act may affect you if you're planning to carry out work covered by the Act or receive notification under the Act of proposed work by your neighbours. |
| Part L & Part P Changes - April 2005 | 283 KB | The energy efficiency and electrical safety measures introduced as part of the Government's strategy to tackle climate change. |
| Domestic Heating Compliance Guide - April 2006 | 757 KB | Guidance on complying with the Building Regulations Part L for conventional space heating systems and hot water service systems in properties. |
| Garden Walls - Better to be safe than Sorry | 273 KB | Advice on maintaining garden and boundary walls if repairs are needed, and guidance on whether a wall needs rebuilding according to defined heights and thickness. |
| Gas & Oil Central Heating Boilers - Advice to Householders | 1.10 KB | The Government's strategy for raising the energy performance standard on new and replacement gas-fired hot-water central-heating boilers. |
| Guide to Condensing Boiler Installation Assessment Procedure for Dwellings - April 2005 | 1.22 MB | Efficiency requirements for hot water, central heating, gas and oil boilers installed in new and existing dwellings. |
| Home Information Pack (HIP) | 3.09 KB | Explanation on Home information Packs (introduced throughout England & Wales at the beginning of 2007 to make the overall process of buying or a selling a property easier). |
| Low or zero carbon energy sources - March 2006 | 7.20 KB | Strategic guide supporting the inclusion of low & zero carbon (LZC) energy sources in Part L of the Building Regulations in new buildings. |
If you need to call in the professionals to help with your home improvement, see Builders.
Planning Top Tips
- Check whether you'll need to apply to the Planning Authority for your building project: Work That Can be Done Without Planning Permission.
- See the Summary of Legal Do's and Don'ts to learn which jobs you're permitted to carry out.
- To make contact with your local Planning Authority so they can send you an application, see Directory of Local Councils.
- Planning Permission Application all ready to go? See our Application Checklist & Costs to make sure you've not forgotten anything that could delay the process.